Short Films

About a month ago, District 9 and Chappie director Neill Blomkamp unveiled Oats Studios, his new project focusing on experimental short films. He described the studio as an attempt to remain creative in a film industry that rewards endless sequels and franchises.…

While losing Anton Yelchin was a sad day for any number of reasons, here’s one more: a year after Yelchin worked with filmmaker David Karlak to produce the independent science-fiction short Rise, the film will be adapted into a feature…

At first, you will think of Reset as a standard European feature but then it wraps your head with a completely different suspense. Made in Sweden, this short tell a big story that teases the viewer while also managing to be…

Lost Boy is a new short by PostPanic, the Amsterdam based outfit known for 2015’s most influential sci-fi short. This is a an incredibly atmospheric concept short from two well known names in the space, Ash Thorp & Anthony Scott…

Jeff Cassidy, a member of The Flash camera crew created this awesome Superhero short, Sidekick. He definitely knows people in high places as this short features, Emily Bett Rickards from Arrow, Tom Cavanagh from The Flash, and Josh Dallas from…

Today I saw this wonderful short about the fastest man alive, Usain Bolt. Titled ‘The Boy Who Learned to Fly’ it tells the story of the popular Jamaican sprinter which we all love. This week in the Rio Olympics he…

Aardman, the Oscar-winning animation studio behind Wallace and Gromit; and Patrick Osborne, director of the Oscar-winning animated short Feast, have both worked on this sweet animated short Pearl. Pearl sweetly showcases the relationship between a father and daughter through the…

Hala is a beautifully crafted coming of age short which explores cultural and religious expectations conflicting with personal desires. It’s a very different take on the subject. It impresses with its strong performances, subtle storytelling and restrained cinematography. Our protagonist, Hala,…

Virtual Reality today is still immature or say quite limited to what it can actually achieve. The kind of immersion it can achieve when it completely matures leaves us curious considering what it offers today. The Nostalgist tries to showcase what…

Ever imagine a world where sex causes death. Well in Urbance, a 26 minutes short animated series which was successfully brought to life by KickStarter. “In a postmodern city torn by street violence, sex is prohibited because of a deadly…